IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x

IBM i integration with BladeCenter® and System x® allows businesses to operate heterogeneous environments that include Intel®-compatible servers running Microsoft® Windows® or VMware® ESX applications in addition to core business applications on IBM i.

• Read about IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x benefits
• See the IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x brochure (71KB)
• Watch the overview video
• Read Case Studies for IBM i integrated server solutions
• See the iSCSI solution that is available
• See Resources for related information

Note: For information about running IBM i on POWER™ processor-based blades, see the About i on Blades page.

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Recent developments

• ESXi Embedded 5.0 and ESXi Installable 5.0 now supported on selected BladeCenter blade and System x server models with i 6.1.
  See Integration with BladeCenter and System x on the IBM i Technology Updates Wiki for details.
  (17 February 2012)
• Simplified method to enable Windows share names for file level backup from IBM i.
  See Integration with BladeCenter and System x on the IBM i Technology Updates Wiki for details.
  (17 February 2012)
• ESXi Embedded 5.0 and ESXi Installable 5.0 now supported on selected BladeCenter blade and System x server models with i 7.1.
  See Integration with BladeCenter and System x on the IBM i Technology Updates Wiki for details.
  (22 August 2011)
• New Integration with BladeCenter and System x group on the developerWorks web site.
  This new group in the IBM i zone of developerWorks provides a variety of technical resources for implementers of the IBM i iSCSI solution.
  (20 July 2011)

Product information

• Integration with BladeCenter and System x on the IBM i Technology Updates Wiki